The team beat Santa Barbara 4 to 1, Castaic 6 to 1 and Van Nuys 4 to 0 to make the championship game. The final game was a physical nail-biter played in 95-degree heat against Thousand Oaks.
The match was not decided until the final 30 seconds of play when Thousand Oaks scored a goal and Malibu followed 15 seconds later with the last shot, which was not successful. Everyone left exhausted, including the fans.